Hit with a dart this weekend. Should I get a tetanus shot? Also, are these symptoms?

by Symptom Advice on February 3, 2011

Whilst playing a friendly game of beer darts, I was struck about 4 inches above the knee with a dart. It went all the way in.

I think I must have at least gotten a tetanus shot around five or six years ago.

I am also starting to feel a scratchy throat coming on here, could that be a symptom of infection?

tetanus shots are good for 10 years. call your doc and ask when your most recent one was just to be sure.

i think the throat thing is probably just a coincidence. it could be a symptom of some sort of infection, but you most likely didn't get it from the dart.

on a side note…no kidding beer darts. who hits a person in the KNEE? more beer, less darts eh?

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